abstract |
BIODEGRADABLE WATER-IN-OIL EMULSION LUBRICANTS ARE PROVIDED, COMPRISING, BY WEIGHT, A MAJOR AMOUNT OF WATER DISPERSED IN A CONTINUOUSLY PHASE COMPRISING A BIODEGRADABLE COMPOUND OF THE GENERAL FORMULA: RNX, IS WHICH: R IS A STRAIGHT-CHAIN ALKYL GROUP HAVING FROM 1 TO 18 CARBON ATOMS; X IS A STRAIGHT-CHAIN ESTER OF A FATTY ORGANIC ACID HAVING FROM 1 TO 20 CARBON ATOMS OR BENZENE; AND N IS 1 OR 2. |